PRODUCT DATA SHEET

RCDC® FE
Design, Detailing, Drawing, and Reporting for Slabs and Foundations

RCDC FE is a structural design, detailing, and drawing

solution for reinforced concrete slabs and foundations.
RCDC FE integrates with various finite-element-based
analysis products and delivers a seamlessly integrated
design and documentation process. RCDC FE can be
applied to flat slabs and plates, rafts, mats, pile rafts,
and combined foundations.

Expedite Concrete Design

With RCDC FE, you can design a variety of concrete elements in an automated,
interactive workflow. You will gain full control of your designs by setting a
collection of carefully considered parameters, from design strip width and
stations, mesh coverage, minimum and maximum reinforcing ratios, mesh, and
extra bar spacings, bar sizes, shear bar or link preferences, anchorage settings,
Required reinforcement contour view
and many more. Designs can be driven by arrangements created by the application
or prescribed by the designer. Check for code compliance using envelope FEM
plate design forces or automatically create load combinations. RCDC FE also Produce Concrete Drawings and Schedules
supports rebar curtailment. The main requirement from the design process is the production of project
documents. With RCDC FE you can produce comprehensive reinforcing drawings
Using RCDC FE you can design non-orthogonal shaped buildings. The application
including automated reinforcing labels, dimensions, and notes. Reinforcing
allows you to control the design and detailing direction of each region
placement drawings can also be produced, including sections, plans, and
independently. The user can perform different checks including crack width,
details from the 3D model. You can customize all drawings to adhere to your
long-term defection, thermal cracking, and punching as per code requirements.
organization’s standards. All documents update automatically to changes made in
the 3D model. With the design checks complete, you can quickly produce detailed
Produce Comprehensive Quantity Takeoffs design drawings for in-plan detailing and cross section details.
With your designs complete, it is easy to gain critical insight into concrete design
alternatives with comprehensive material takeoffs and cost estimation organized
by material, size, and shape. Additionally, you can gain a better understanding of
the overall construction by obtaining formwork area and cost estimates up front.

Design to International Standards

You can extend the reach of your business practice and take advantage of global
design opportunities by using international standards and specifications. With
RCDC FE it’s easy to design and produce drawings according to global design
standards in compliance with publications from India (IS) and United States (ACI).
System Requirements
Processor:
Intel® Pentium or equivalent
Operating system:
Windows 8 or later
System memory:
Minimum of 1GB of RAM,
2 GB recommended
Disk space:
Requirements will vary depending
on the modules you are installing.
A typical minimum is 500 MB
free space.
Display:
Graphics card and monitor
with 1280x1024 resolution,
256 color display (16-bit high
color recommended)
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RCDC FE At-A-Glance
Design Analysis
• Automatic grouping of elements (DP, CS, MS, and CSJ) • Consideration of static and dynamic forces from the
• Automatic identification and grouping of regions depending analysis model
on top or bottom surface matching • Use load combinations defined in the analysis model or use
templates within RCDC FE
• Punching shear check for single wall
• Different mesh coverage for top and bottom • Define cross combinations for irregular buildings
• Different mesh and extra reinforcement spacing for top Deliverables
and bottom
• Produce drawings in DXF format
• Control automatic designs through simple dialogues
• Produce general arrangement drawings, in-plan detailing
• Control detailing requirements through simple dialogues
and cross
• Validate designs with summary graphics, which allow user
modifications to prescribe alternative solutions Interoperability
• Quickly design various elements within the context of an • Import STAAD.Pro models with geometry and
overall design analysis results
• Lock and unlock designs to prevent accidental editing • Produce reinforcement designs for structural objects
• Produce detail design calculations, general arrangements, to complement the analysis performed in STAAD.Pro
in-plan detailing, detail sections, and material takeoffs
• Support for IS 456 and ACI 318M-11
Cross section thorugh a raft/mat foundation
Need a more comprehensive structural portfolio of trusted analysis and design applications?
Check out Structural Enterprise. Design in any infrastructure sector, with multiple materials, using any analysis
method that is appropriate for the job. Learn more by visiting, www.bentley.com/StructuralEnterprise
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